3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Bruce’s, London. Big thanks to Bruce for bringing this back for his travels in the Far East. Pours cloudy yellow-gold with a fine, white foam head. Sweet doughy malt nose, hints of orange and lemon merengue. Huge sweet flavor, lots of white bread, some raw alcohol, light dry straw, dough. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, some sticky white sugars, doughy white bread, a touch medicinal, hay. Not bad.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Bay Brewing, Yokohama - RBJG#2. Cloudy yellow - white head. Wheaty, fruity, pineapples, acid, some freshness, wheaty, fruity hoppy, alcoholic.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Ant n Bee, Tokyo. Orange colour with a small white head. Fruity citrus wheat alcohol aroma. Flavour is fruity, wheat, some alcohol, rather sweet.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Beer Republic. Yellow coloured. Aroma is boozy, sweet, bit chemically but good. Taste is boozy again, sweet, cherry fruity, banana. Pretty good. Boozy and full bodied.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Cloudy yellow color, white edge head. Aroma of pineapple! Taste is pineapple and beach bubblegum. Very nice.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Qbrick (from tasting notes). Moderate barnyardy aroma, earthy straw, ripe orange & apricot, slight banana, alcohol covers the wheat. No head at all (wheat?). Sweet pear/peach/apricot flavors, and some supporting bitterness. Full-bodied stuff, good, rounded and very smooth mouth feel. Alcohol stands out, very heavy for a wheat. Well balanced, and great palate.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cloudy gold pour, light head. Aroma of candy sugar, light fruit, wheat, honey. Flavor of sugar cookies, bitterness, some wheat notes, syrup.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy wheat malty caramel aroma. Sweetish fruity wheat malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a sweetish fruity wheat malty spicy finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(33cl bottle) Pours a cloudy golden body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of banana, cookie dough, caramel, melon rind, and cinnamon. Flavor of cookie dough, banana, florals, caramel, and herbs.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
The pour is a hazed golden orange color with a white head. Nose of orange and an overall sweet citrus aroma. Plenty of sweet caramel malt and wheat, a touch of yeast and hops, too. There is a mild metallic note on the palate with some grass and floral hop notes. A little bit of dark fruit, some sweet citrus, and maybe a hint of alcohol.
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